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Meet Beek, a startup bringing audiobooks to LatAm with big-name backing

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Growing up in Mexico City, Pamela Valdes says she was a bullied child who was inspired by stories her parents told of other bullied individuals, such as Bill Gates, who went on to be very successful. Meanwhile, 35% of the content creators on Beek’s marketplace earn more than their local minimum wage in their first month, she says. “We

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Funding And Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Youth Programs

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Many foundations focus much of their philanthropy work on youth empowerment—and for good reason. The foundations on this list are just a few of the many that understand the importance that youth empowerment plays in helping young people from all backgrounds grow and excel during this critical stage of their life. National Park Trust.

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Predatory loan apps in India rake in huge fees, and are driving some users to suicide

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According to local news reports, nearly two dozen suicide cases owing to harassment coming from loan app operators have been reported online. Like the Hyderabad police, TechCrunch has learned that the Fintech Association of Consumer Empowerment (FACE) shared a list of loan apps with Google to get them pulled from the Play Store.

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Get Help in Telling the Story of Your Nonprofit's Impact

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If you don't have a local group (I can help fix that problem! ), there are also free online guides and a global Twitter chat October 5 using the hashtag #storymakers2017. Atrisco, New Mexico: Working Group and Help Desk: Bring Your Projects and Tech Challenges. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members.

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Women's Global Green Action Network: An Interview with Melinda Kramer

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So many of these women are local leaders, and Women's Global Green Action Network is attempting to provide a space for women to step into roles of being global advocates, and to really have a more prevalent platform for the messages and the work that they are doing. We also take part in trainings that are relevant to most of their work.

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Nurturing Inner City Entrepreneurs: Jose Corona of Inner City Advisors

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." -- Jose Corona, Inner City Advisors Jose Corona is the Executive Director of Inner City Advisors , a nonprofit that helps build sustainable and responsible inner city businesses that create quality jobs, reinvest in the community, and contribute to the local economy. Are you hiring locally? Are you using local suppliers?

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2021 Funding & Grant Resources For Women’s Empowerment Organizations

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Areas served: US (primarily Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, & New Orleans), Mexico, Haiti. Activities can be local, regional, or, in some instances, statewide. They will consider significant local or regional initiatives with the potential to leverage broader national or global impact. Areas served: Vermont.